Ceremony to commemorate those who died in the defence of Hong Kong (with photos)

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     The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held an annual official ceremony in commemoration of those who died in the defence of Hong Kong between 1941 and 1945 at the Hong Kong City Hall Memorial Garden today (October 28), the Chung Yeung Festival.

     The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, attended the ceremony and laid a wreath.

     Senior government officials, representatives from the Judiciary and members of the Legislative Council and the Executive Council were also present at this morning's ceremony. They were joined by representatives of Central People's Government organisations in Hong Kong, members of the Consular Corps concerned, religious leaders, community dignitaries, former members of the Hong Kong Independent Battalion of the Dongjiang Column, war veterans' groups, uniformed groups and student groups.

Ends/Saturday, October 28, 2017
Issued at HKT 10:09

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The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam (front row), this morning (October 28) attended an official ceremony to commemorate those who died in the defence of Hong Kong between 1941 and 1945 at the Hong Kong City Hall Memorial Garden. Photo shows attendees at the ceremony: the Chief of Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison, Mr He Qimao (second row, third left); Deputy Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Mr Hu Jianzhong (second row, fourth left); Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR Ms Qiu Hong (second row, sixth left); the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, Mr Geoffrey Ma Tao-li (second row, eighth left); the Convenor of the Non-official Members of the Executive Council, Mr Bernard Chan (second row, tenth left); and member of the Legislative Council Mr Kenneth Leung (second row, eleventh left).

The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, this morning (October 28) attended an official ceremony to commemorate those who died in the defence of Hong Kong between 1941 and 1945 at the Hong Kong City Hall Memorial Garden. Photo shows Mrs Lam laying a wreath in front of the Memorial Shrine.